MAC Gets Crafty with Wearable Colors in the Colour Craft Collection

Did you get a chance to check out the new MAC Colour Craft collection today, tenderonis? After seeing the bright promo pics I was expecting a cray-zaaay explosion of color, so I steeled myself for yet another arty, not-too-wearable release (*ahem*, Style Warriors!).

But Colour Craft took me by surprise. The bulk of this humungo 33-piece collection actually consists of — gasp! — wearable shades.

MAC gave us a good mix of shimmery neutrals, golds and bronzes along with fun pops of purple, pink, blue and orange thrown in for eyes. Pink and plum dominate the lip colors, while cheeks get a hefty dose of shimmer in sunset shades of pink, gold, bronze and coral.

Here are some things that really stand out to me…

Mineralize Eyeshadow Quad in Assemblage: I almost overlooked this quad, but after seeing it on my friend Elena I knew it was special.

It comes with four shimmery shades of silvery white, yellowish gold, gray and black eyeshadows that complement each other perfectly.

I’m lovin’ on the gray shade. Some can be too cool for my skintone, but this gray has a hint of warm golden taupe that seems to make it more wearable. Hmm…

I use a few — Laura Mercier’s Oil Free (love it, has the most coverage and easily buildable), Becca Tinted Moisturizer (thinner coverage, but great pigmentation) and Chanel’s (minimal coverage and pigmentation). Laura’s is my fave, though.

What kind of skin do you have and what type of coverage are ya looking for?

I love coming by your blog 🙂 tell me how often you use the cosmetics :). I not use them everyday, worry they expired too. Any advice if its longer than 3 years can still use them?
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Oh boy, if I saw those MAC quads I may get kicked out of the store. NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING, bugs me more than uneven lines!!!! It drives me crazy. I will straighten out the jewelry boxes on display at the store so they’re all perfectly even if they aren’t. I’m going mad looking at the pictures. Must. Avoid. Looking. At. Quad. Pictures!!!

MAC, is it too much to ask for ruler straight division lines? I don’t think so, especially since you’re a “high-end” make-up brand.

I think the collection is pretty, but the mineralize shadows don’t really move me. The only thing that’s tempting my from this collection is Eclectic Edge marbleized lipgloss. Besides, I’m just kinda sitting on my hands waiting for the Nordstrom anniversary sale on the 17th!

I saw the collection today and I only picked up the 226 since I missed out last time. The only color products I liked were Warm Blend and Smooth Merge MSFs, but I was good and did not get them yet. I will sleep on it and see how I feel later on.

Ha ha, that irks me too! It’s a tie between the two. I’m too stubborn for uncooperative packaging. I do get annoyed with the amount of shrink wrap some companies use but no where near as much as uneven lines. I will use an Exacto knife, tweezers, anything before I concede defeat to packaging. My mom hands me her migraine medicine right away now (it has one of those hard-to-open childproof pop caps) as I can pop them open in 30 seconds. She stares at me in disbelief as she used to struggle with the cap for ten minutes.

i really liked ‘fashion patch’ in the pictures but looking it swatched on your hand it may be too cool for me. Okay it’s decided – I do like Assemblage. But I may save up my money for the Nordstrom Fall sale – yes, ‘Modern Love’ palette here I come!!!

CC was launched in Singapore on the 3rd and I got Natural Flare e/s, Smooth Merge MSF (which is selling fast!) and New Mix Up gloss. Alas, the lipsticks and blushes did not set my bells a-ringing…errr…which is actually good for my wallet LOL. Karen, i am going to try Gingeroot with New Mix Up – yummy!

I think the collection is nice but nothing is really tempting me. I was interested in the eyeshadows but after seeing the swatches I think the colors are easily duped. The lipsticks look pretty too but I already have too many!
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Hi Karen! Thanks so much for the photos on NW20 skin–that’s my shade! I think I like the “Odd Bits” shadow quad. Would look great with Teddy eyeliner. I might have to check out the Madly Creative lipstick also!

I was pleasantly surprised with this collection although I had proper restraints when i went to MAC yesterday. My only thought was that i would get the 226 brush but when i arrived, i couldn’t help but swatch all the lipsticks. Now i am not a fan of mineral e/s & never liked the MSF’s (the only ones i love are the MSF Natural & use it daily) so that really only left me with the lip items to try out. I was really into the lipsticks. The glosses were nice too, but I practiced some willpower & didn’t get any cause i just have soo many. I did, however, get Madly Creative & Trimming Talk lipsticks. I thought Madly Creative was unique in the collection & reminded me a little of What A Do from BBR which I LOVE. And Trimming Talk was such a pretty bright summer pink that I could not pass up. It was so nice to be suprised by a few items & get to walk away with some new things I didn’t plan on.

I don’t have a comment on the products above, but a general comment regarding M.A.C.’s Mineralized eye shadows. I have Heat Element which by the way is great for blue eyes and I really like the texture. You don’t have the fall out that you get with a lot of other mineral eyeshadows and when you blend you don’t lose half of the color like other mineral eyeshadows. You can wet these and when applied and dried they do not flake. Another thing that is good about them is for me for some reason when I wear mineral eyeshadow my eyelids tend to get dry patches in the corners and flake and that hasn’t happened with M.A.C.’s Mineralized eyeshadows.

Hey Karen! I want to get cheeky bronze, smooth merge, and triple fusion! I am not loving the price tag, but that brush looks great! I think I’m a weirdo because blushes and highlighters are my fave makeup products (most people seem to be more into eyeshadow or lip products). My love of cheek products makes this collection really appeal to me!

I do have the 187…. and I have wanted the 188 for a while, but haven’t broken down and gotten yet. And then I was thinking that the 131 looks better than the 188. 187 is too big for me for blush, ya know? Any thoughts on the 131 vs. the 188?

I have combination skin — I have an oily t-zone. I was something light weight for the summer since I’m a summer camp counselor and preferably something with spf! Sometimes I just feel my powder foundation (medium coverage) feels a bit too heavy!

The Laura Mercier Oil Free might be a good match for you if you can find your color (selection is somewhat limited). It has SPF 20 and feels light on the skin. The only thing is, though, you might still want to wear an additional SPF underneath it to cover your bases.

Karen, I’m loving the same things you love, but I don’t know if I’ll cave on the eyeshadows (I also love Natural Flare). I bought so many of last year’s mineralized eye shadows, but even though I love them, I just don’t use them very often. Cheeky Bronze looks great, and I want Style Demon also (even though it sort of scares me). The lipsticks look awesome! I like Trimming Talk and Made with Love. Ugh, MAC, stop emptying out my wallet!!

I figured I’d start with a couple small items.. I winded up grabbing the ‘nice mix up’ gloss and the ‘fad-dabulous’ blush.

Haven’t tried the lush yet, but I absolutely adore the gloss- I tried it before I even left the parking lot! Applies nicely and is gorgeous but I don’t really feel a difference between this one and their last tri-colour gloss in terms of formula/stickiness. Certainly not sticky enough to be cumbersome but not as smooth as let’s say, Chanel’s glosses.

They got the tri-colour style down with this one. The last collection.. I was so psyched about! Looking at the tubes the colours were gorgeous.. but once applied, disappointing. In part, I think it was due to the way the colours were stacked.. when pulling the applicator out, they didn’t mix properly unless you literally made a mess of the tube. I’d always end up with a totally clear, shimmery type gloss on my lips which was ok.. but not what I was expecting. With this one, the finished product is close to what’s inside the package. (I have highly pigmented lips so it takes a lot to stand out.) I love it so much I’m def gonna have to pick up the rest.
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Awesome post Karen! Thank you for posting all the swatches. I have some items to B2M so I may be checking out the collection at the Pro store this week.
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